Shonali Bose has given some beautiful films to the audiences of Hindi films. She has directed films like Amu, The Sky Is Pink and also Modern Love: Mumbai. Margarita With A Straw is another cherry on top of her oeuvre.
Margarita With A Straw came out in 2015 and was screened at various prestigious film festivals. The film tells the story of a young woman with cerebral palsy. Laila is a rebellious lady and she decides to leave her home and go to New York for higher studies despite her limitations and disability. Upon reaching there, while she is still discovering new realms and new dimensions of her identity, she falls in love with a female activist who is blind. You can watch the film for free on Jio Cinema.
Kalki Koechlin plays the lead role and gives a performance that is worth remembering forever. Actors like Revathi Sayani Gupta, Kuljeet Singh, Hussain Dalal, William Moseley and Malhar Khushu have given wonderful performances too. The music is composed by Mikey McCleary and the cinematography is handled by Anne Misawa.
There are very few movies that actually go deeper into the sexuality of disabled people in their movies. There are many wonderful movies made on the subject of disability. Many of them are simple stories of sympathy or struggle. But here, Laila is a heroine different from other differently able characters. She is one of her kind and the movie is a unique approach towards changing the public perception towards disability as well as homosexuality. You can watch the film for free on Jio Cinema.
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